Detach
One of the best skills a person can have to overcome these problems is to be able to detach. To take a step back.
Jocko Willink, former US Navy Seal
Would you expect the words ‘step back’ to come from the lips of an elite special forces operator trained to sprint into danger?
It’s not inconsistent.
Detaching. Stepping back. Thinking.
Often takes courage.
Generosity.
Intelligence.
Wisdom.
The anxious, frightened, selfish, simplistic, shallow positional power boss is often decisive. Bam, bam, bam. Dispose of that complex issue. Postpone the consequences. Deflect them and any fallout onto someone else. Days or years later. Or never.
All the while, the aspiring leaders look on. Learn that leadership is being decisive.